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RESPIRATORY FAILURE AS THE FIRST PRESENTATION OF PATIENTS WITH MYASTHENIA GRAVIS: ONE CASE REPORT
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- Author:
- No author available
- Journal Title:
- Medical Bulletin of Shanghai Jiaotong University
- Issue:
- 1
- DOI:
- 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8123.2012.01.006
- Key Word:
- myasthenia gravis;respiratory failure;neuromuscular disorder
Abstract： Although respiratory failure commonly occurs during the course of myasthenia gravis ( MG),it is rarely described as the first presentation in patients with previously unrecognized MG.Here we reported one case of MG in a 76-year-old man with the isolated respiratory failure as the first symptom.As illustrated by this case,it is important to consider neuromuscular disorders in cases of unexplained respiratory failure.
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